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MD suicides: 70% higher
than rates than other
professionals [2,3]
• Female MDs: 250 to 400
percent higher [2,3]
• MDs also have higher
completed suicide rate
[2,3] Suicide rate
(including “accidental
overdose”) is likely higher
• Higher rates:
anesthesiologists and
psychiatrists [4]
Suicide rates up 24%
from 1999-2014 [1]
• Suicide was 10th leading
cause of death in US [1]
• Rates of suicide in middle
age men 45-64, up 43%
[1]
• Rates of suicide in white
women, up 63% [1]
1000 Units of
Insulin: Physician
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Only 26% of surgeons with suicidal ideation in the previous
year had sought care from a mental health provider compared
to 44% for individuals in the general population. [17]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/uxfest2018janaesharp-180608010952/75/Physician-Suicide-and-Clinician-Engagement-Tools-8-2048.jpg)
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Physician Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Depression[6]
– MD depression
rates are the
same as in other
populations. [7]
Substance use
– MD rates of
substance use
are 10-15% [8]
(compared to 9%
nationwide [9])
Mental Health
– Anxiety, bipolar
disorder,
personality
disorders [6]
Mood and substance issues risk factors for suicide
“Suicide is seen as the outcome of a complex, multifactorial
process involving the interplay of many variables rather than just
a byproduct of mental illness.” [10]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/uxfest2018janaesharp-180608010952/75/Physician-Suicide-and-Clinician-Engagement-Tools-10-2048.jpg)
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Physician Suicide and Clinician Engagement Tools
Physician suicide rates are alarmingly high, with over 400 physicians lost to suicide annually in the U.S., greatly impacted by burnout and mental health issues. Many physicians, particularly female doctors, experience significantly higher rates of suicide compared to the general population and often do not seek help due to stigma. The document emphasizes the need for better mental health support and coping strategies for physicians to mitigate burnout and suicidal ideation.
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- 2. 2@CoherenceMed #UXfest sharpindex.org THE FACTS More thanhalf of US physicians are experiencing burnout
- 3. 3@CoherenceMed #UXfest sharpindex.org THE FACTS Each yearwe lose around 400 physicians to suicide. Over one million patients lose their Doctor to suicide each year.
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- 7. 7 @CoherenceMed sharpindex.org MD suicides:70% higher than rates than other professionals [2,3] • Female MDs: 250 to 400 percent higher [2,3] • MDs also have higher completed suicide rate [2,3] Suicide rate (including “accidental overdose”) is likely higher • Higher rates: anesthesiologists and psychiatrists [4] Suicide rates up 24% from 1999-2014 [1] • Suicide was 10th leading cause of death in US [1] • Rates of suicide in middle age men 45-64, up 43% [1] • Rates of suicide in white women, up 63% [1] 1000 Units of Insulin: Physician Suicide
- 8. 8@CoherenceMed #UXfest sharpindex.org Only 26% ofsurgeons with suicidal ideation in the previous year had sought care from a mental health provider compared to 44% for individuals in the general population. [17]
- 9. 9@CoherenceMed #UXfest sharpindex.org My Problem WithBurnout John Died by Fire
- 10. 10 @CoherenceMed sharpindex.org Physician MentalHealth and Substance Abuse Depression[6] – MD depression rates are the same as in other populations. [7] Substance use – MD rates of substance use are 10-15% [8] (compared to 9% nationwide [9]) Mental Health – Anxiety, bipolar disorder, personality disorders [6] Mood and substance issues risk factors for suicide “Suicide is seen as the outcome of a complex, multifactorial process involving the interplay of many variables rather than just a byproduct of mental illness.” [10]
- 11. 11 @CoherenceMed sharpindex.org Blame theTechnology 2017 was the year of the Electronic Health Record as Burnout Villain • Influx of articles about EHR and burnout
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- 14. 14 @CoherenceMed sharpindex.org EHR DataShows Workforce Health
- 15. 15 @CoherenceMed sharpindex.org Coping toolsand support have been shown to decrease burnout rates When physicians receive support and learn strategies that work, their stress and burn out levels go down. However, providers are reluctant to seek help out of fear of diagnosing and licensing boards. We are offering a platform to provide transdiagnostic, anonymous online help with access to evidence-based tools and weekly, virtual peer support. sharpindex.o rg
- 16. 16 @CoherenceMed sharpindex.org We askedif respondents WANTED to be contacted personally at the end of the survey 12 % Asked to be texted Lowest Stress Correlated with mental health support 107 Responses Flagged for concern
- 17. 17 @CoherenceMed sharpindex.org We reacha greater number of female physicians with the Sharp Index. Our site is NOT optimized yet as we send all responses manually. Health IT Industry media Social Media and Health IT media outlets have some traffic Television Media Shared our story online not the Nonprofit. ZDogg MD Podcasts and Shows drive the most traffic
- 18. 18 @CoherenceMed sharpindex.org Male Respondentswere more likely to respond that they would like a text contact and include their phone number. 22% of Men Wanted to be contacted via text 11% of Women Wanted to be contacted via text Burnout Rate Did not relate to opting in to a text
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